Amy Tyler spins and plays with both energized and balanced yarns. She shares her enthusiasm for spinning yarns in workshops around the country. You can find out more about her fiber work and teaching on her website and blog: www.stonesockfibers.com
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Try this high-impact, no-fuss way to make textured locks shine.
Wonder what the numbers such as 5/3 or 2/20 mean in weaving yarn? Amy Tyler has the answers.
Use plyback samples and frequent referencing to improve your spinning with Amy Tyler.
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Get a designer’s tips for spinning and knitting a handspun sweater to show off the design details.
See Amy Tyler’s method of creating blended yarns by pre-drafting more than one color of roving together to produce interesting color variations.
Whether you’re measuring handspun or millspun, learn about some of the most common classifications for measuring knitting yarn.
A balanced skein is one that hangs without showing any twist in the skein and without any kinks in the yarn making up the skein.
I live in the northwest corner of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Winters are long here. Handspun mittens, therefore, are essential winter wear.
Learn how the orientation of your lazy kates can affect the outcome of plying your handspun yarn.
